A 62-year-old woman was killed Saturday afternoon when a furniture truck backed into her and another woman while they were standing near their mailboxes in Centennial.

The accident happened about 1 p.m. at 7106 E. Briarwood Drive.

When Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies arrived, two women, ages 62 and 70, were pinned under a white unmarked furniture delivery truck, according to Bureau Chief Dave Walcher.

Margaret Ann Hermansen, 62, was pronounced dead when she arrived at the hospital. The 70-year-old woman, who has not been identified, was treated for minor injuries.

The company that owns the truck has not been identified.

According to a release from the Sheriff’s Office, the delivery truck was backing up headed east on East Briarwood Drive. When the truck hit the victims, they both fell on the ground, but Hermansen who died was also struck by the rear wheels of the truck.

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